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Response 2572659

Response to request for information

Reference

2572659

Response date

30 January 2024

Request

The figures for each of the following financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24 (to current date)

  1. What is the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council at the end of each financial year, To current date for 2023-24?
  2. What is the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council by a social housing provider at the end of each financial year, To current date for 2023-24?
  3. Please list the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council by each individual social housing provider at the end of each financial year, To current date for 2023-24?
  4. For each year what was the total value of social housing provider council tax debt accrued in the 12 month period, To current date for 2023-24?
  5. What is the council policy around court summons and bailiff action for social housing providers with outstanding debt?
  6. What is the council policy around issuing class B exemption. Does the council automatically award a social housing provider, does the social housing provider have to request once per property or every account change?

Response

The figures for each of the following financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2022-23, 2023-24 (to current date)

 

  1. What is the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council at the end of each financial year, To current date for 2023-24?

CT

2017/2018 – 90439.44

2018/2019 – 147094.33

2019/2020 – 284,670.85

2020/2021 – 359,562.58

2021/2022 – 493,876.14

2022/2023 – 635,339.14

2023/2024 – 6,743,383.22 Note due to 12 monthly instalment most of this is not currently due

  1. What is the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council by a social housing provider at the end of each financial year, To current date for 2023-24?

Unknown

  1. Please list the total value of unpaid council tax debt owed to the council by each individual social housing provider at the end of each financial year,  To current date for 2023-24?

Unknown

  1. For each year what was the total value of social housing provider council tax debt accrued in the 12 month period, To current date for 2023-24?

Unknown

  1. What is the council policy around court summons and bailiff action for social housing providers with outstanding debt?

Will be dealt with inline with our recovery policy which can be located on our website

  1. What is the council policy around issuing class B exemption. Does the council automatically award a social housing provider, does the social housing provider have to request once per property or every account change?

Class B exemption will be granted were the council tax payer meets the eligible criteria

FOI Council Tax